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Vespasian Augustus: Imperial Power in the First Century CE

Vespasian Augustus: Imperial Power in the First Century CE

Karen Louise Acton

PhD Dissertation, University of Michigan, 2011

Abstract: When civil war broke out in 68 CE, the succession of imperial candidates and the ensuing military chaos forced the people of Rome to confront their system of government and their understanding of imperial power. In order to restore peace, Vespasian had to translate his military victory into stable rule at a point when the concept of the emperor had been under scrutiny. Vespasian

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